Chapter 3 of In White Raiment is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of In White Raiment is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I shall be asphyxiated if I remain here." "Well, that's a comfortable death, I believe. More than one chap has died for want o' breath in the hold of this ship when we've been trimmin' coal." "Then you refuse me my liberty?" I said, feeling that to argue pleasantly was useless.
Chapter 3 of In White Raiment is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
present reasons and arguments
From this reading “I said, feeling that to argue pleasantly was useless.”
in a state of asphyxia
From this reading “"I shall be asphyxiated if I remain here."”
a boy or man
From this reading “More than one chap has died for want o' breath in the hold of this ship when we've been trimmin' coal."”
fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period
From this reading “More than one chap has died for want o' breath in the hold of this ship when we've been trimmin' coal."”
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading “"Then you refuse me my liberty?"”
in a cheerful manner
From this reading “I said, feeling that to argue pleasantly was useless.”
show unwillingness towards
From this reading “"Then you refuse me my liberty?"”
having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully
From this reading “I said, feeling that to argue pleasantly was useless.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “"I shall be asphyxiated if I remain here."”
In this reading “More than one chap has died for want o' breath in the hold of this ship when we've been trimmin' coal."”
In this reading “More than one chap has died for want o' breath in the hold of this ship when we've been trimmin' coal."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Well, that's a comfortable death, I believe.
present reasons and arguments
From this reading I said, feeling that to argue pleasantly was useless.
in a state of asphyxia
From this reading "I shall be asphyxiated if I remain here."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I shall be asphyxiated if I remain here."
the past participle of “be”
From this reading More than one chap has died for want o' breath in the hold of this ship when we've been trimmin' coal."
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "Well, that's a comfortable death, I believe.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading More than one chap has died for want o' breath in the hold of this ship when we've been trimmin' coal."
a boy or man
From this reading More than one chap has died for want o' breath in the hold of this ship when we've been trimmin' coal."
fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period
From this reading More than one chap has died for want o' breath in the hold of this ship when we've been trimmin' coal."
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading "Well, that's a comfortable death, I believe.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading "Well, that's a comfortable death, I believe.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading More than one chap has died for want o' breath in the hold of this ship when we've been trimmin' coal."
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading I said, feeling that to argue pleasantly was useless.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading More than one chap has died for want o' breath in the hold of this ship when we've been trimmin' coal."
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading More than one chap has died for want o' breath in the hold of this ship when we've been trimmin' coal."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "I shall be asphyxiated if I remain here."
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading More than one chap has died for want o' breath in the hold of this ship when we've been trimmin' coal."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I shall be asphyxiated if I remain here."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I shall be asphyxiated if I remain here."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading More than one chap has died for want o' breath in the hold of this ship when we've been trimmin' coal."
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading "Then you refuse me my liberty?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Then you refuse me my liberty?"
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading More than one chap has died for want o' breath in the hold of this ship when we've been trimmin' coal."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Then you refuse me my liberty?"
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading More than one chap has died for want o' breath in the hold of this ship when we've been trimmin' coal."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading More than one chap has died for want o' breath in the hold of this ship when we've been trimmin' coal."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading More than one chap has died for want o' breath in the hold of this ship when we've been trimmin' coal."
in a cheerful manner
From this reading I said, feeling that to argue pleasantly was useless.
show unwillingness towards
From this reading "Then you refuse me my liberty?"
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading "I shall be asphyxiated if I remain here."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I said, feeling that to argue pleasantly was useless.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "I shall be asphyxiated if I remain here."
transport commercially
From this reading More than one chap has died for want o' breath in the hold of this ship when we've been trimmin' coal."
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading More than one chap has died for want o' breath in the hold of this ship when we've been trimmin' coal."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I said, feeling that to argue pleasantly was useless.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, that's a comfortable death, I believe.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading More than one chap has died for want o' breath in the hold of this ship when we've been trimmin' coal."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then you refuse me my liberty?"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading More than one chap has died for want o' breath in the hold of this ship when we've been trimmin' coal."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I said, feeling that to argue pleasantly was useless.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading More than one chap has died for want o' breath in the hold of this ship when we've been trimmin' coal."
having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully
From this reading I said, feeling that to argue pleasantly was useless.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading More than one chap has died for want o' breath in the hold of this ship when we've been trimmin' coal."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I said, feeling that to argue pleasantly was useless.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading More than one chap has died for want o' breath in the hold of this ship when we've been trimmin' coal."
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, that's a comfortable death, I believe.
at the time that
From this reading More than one chap has died for want o' breath in the hold of this ship when we've been trimmin' coal."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Then you refuse me my liberty?"
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